# Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)

Merton and Wandsworth is a constituency in the London Assembly. Since the 2016 election, it has been represented by Labour's Leonie Cooper.
As its name suggests, the constituency consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Merton and the London Borough of Wandsworth.

## Constituency profile

Created in 2000, Merton and Wandsworth had elected only Conservative AMs until 2016, when current AM Leonie Cooper of the Labour Party was elected.

## Assembly members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2000 | Elizabeth Howlett | Conservative |
| 2008 | Richard Tracey | Conservative |
| 2016 | Leonie Cooper | Labour |

## Mayoral election results

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the constituency at each mayoral election.
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2000 | Ken Livingstone | Independent |
| 2004 | Ken Livingstone | Labour |
| 2008 | Boris Johnson | Conservative |
| 2012 | Boris Johnson | Conservative |
| 2016 | Sadiq Khan | Labour |
| 2021 | Sadiq Khan | Labour |
| 2024 | Sadiq Khan | Labour |

## Assembly election results

2024 London Assembly election: Merton and Wandsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | List | List | List |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leonie Cooper | 77,235 | 43.7 | 2.0 | 70,995 | 40.4 | |
| | Conservative | Ellie Cox | 49,812 | 28.2 | 5.5 | 44,769 | 25.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Wixley | 21,418 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 19,372 | 11.0 | |
| | Green | Pippa Maslin | 19,124 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 19,473 | 11.1 | |
| | Reform UK | Tania Marszalek | 8,063 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 7,247 | 4.1 | |
| | Rejoin EU | Rejoin EU | Rejoin EU | Rejoin EU | Rejoin EU | 4,622 | 2.6 | |
| | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | 2,842 | 1.6 | |
| | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | 1,457 | 0.8 | |
| | Britain First | Britain First | Britain First | Britain First | Britain First | 1,396 | 0.8 | |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 1,339 | 0.8 | |
| | Independent | Laurence Fox | Laurence Fox | Laurence Fox | Laurence Fox | 876 | 0.5 | |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 568 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Farah London | Farah London | Farah London | Farah London | 380 | 0.2 | |
| | Heritage | Heritage | Heritage | Heritage | Heritage | 369 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Gabe Romualdo | Gabe Romualdo | Gabe Romualdo | Gabe Romualdo | 69 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,423 | 15.5 | 7.5 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 175,652 | | | 175,774 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,171 | | | 1,071 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,823 | 46.0 | 1.0 | 176,845 | 46.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Swing | 3.8 | | | |
2021 London Assembly election: Merton and Wandsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leonie Cooper | 75,468 | 41.7 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Louise Calland | 60,968 | 33.7 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Pippa Maslin | 22,793 | 12.6 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Wixley | 18,818 | 10.4 | 4.6 |
| | Reform UK | Roger Gravett | 3,080 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,500 | 8.0 | 5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 181,127 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,417 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 183,544 | 47.0 | 3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
2016 London Assembly election: Merton and Wandsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leonie Cooper | 77,340 | 41.71 | 5.17 |
| | Conservative | David Dean | 73,039 | 39.39 | 3.75 |
| | Green | Esther Obiri-Darko | 14,682 | 7.92 | 0.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett | 10,732 | 5.79 | 2.09 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Jones | 8,478 | 4.57 | 2.11 |
| | Independent | Thamilini Kulendran | 1,142 | 0.62 | 0.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,301 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 185,413 | 98.9 | 0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,042 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,455 | 50.0 | 9.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.5 | |
2012 London Assembly election: Merton and Wandsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Tracey | 65,197 | 43.1 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | Leonie Cooper | 55,216 | 36.5 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smart | 11,904 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
| | Green | Roy Vickery | 11,307 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| | UKIP | Mazhar Manzoor | 3,717 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Thamilini Kulendran | 2,424 | 1.6 | New |
| | Socialist (GB) | Bill Martin | 1,343 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,981 | 6.6 | 9.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 151,108 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,677 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,785 | 40.9 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.6 | |
2008 London Assembly election: Merton and Wandsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Tracey | 75,103 | 44.9 | 8.1 |
| | Labour | Leonie Cooper | 48,810 | 29.2 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 17,187 | 10.3 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Roy Vickery | 14,124 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| | UKIP | Strachen McDonald | 4,286 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| | Christian (CPA) | Ellen Greco | 4,053 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| | English Democrat | Steve Scott | 2,160 | 1.3 | New |
| | Left List | Kris Stewart | 1,714 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,293 | 15.7 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,437 | 46.2 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
2004 London Assembly election: Merton and Wandsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Howlett | 48,295 | 38.8 | –0.7 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Smith | 31,417 | 25.3 | –3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Martin | 17,864 | 14.4 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Roy Vickery | 10,163 | 8.2 | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Roberts | 8,327 | 6.7 | New |
| | Respect | Ruairidh Maclean | 4,297 | 3.4 | New |
| | CPA | Ellen Greco | 2,782 | 2.2 | New |
| | Independent | Rathy Alagaratnam | 1,240 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,878 | 13.5 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,385 | 36.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2000 London Assembly election: Merton and Wandsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Howlett | 45,023 | 39.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Maggie Cosin | 32,438 | 28.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Vitelli | 12,496 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | Independent Labour | Mark Thompson | 11,918 | 10.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Rajeev Thacker | 8,491 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Syed Manzoor | 1,465 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | London Socialist | Sarbani Mazumdar | 1,450 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Terence Sullivan | 1,049 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,870 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,330 | 34.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |